Group works to disbar torture lawyers Bybee, You and Gonzales

[OregonBlue]

Group wants courts to play ‘keep away’ from torture lawyers

By Sahil Kapur
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 -- 9:22 am
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jay Bybee and fellow author of Bush administration torture memos John Yoo were last week found guilty of "professional midconduct" and "poor judgment" for ignoring established case law. They were nevertheless cleared of any criminal charges.

"Judge Bybee can no longer pretend to be fair, impartial, or to exercise good judgment," said attorney and campaign spokesperson Kevin Zeese in a statement. "He has been found to possess all the qualities that people do not want in a judge — bias, poor judgment, predetermination, failure to follow established law, and professional misconduct."

DisbarTortureLawyers.com, a project of Velvet Revolution, states as its guiding principle, "Torture is illegal under both United States and international law" and prohibited as "cruel and unusual punishment" under the Eighth Amendment.

"We call on every plaintiff and defendant whose case is assigned to Judge Bybee to demand that their lawyer file a motion to disqualify him, and if the lawyer refuses, to take action against the lawyer for failing to protect their interests and the integrity of the judicial process."

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http://rawstory.com/2010/02/watchdog-group-wages-campaign-disbar-torture-memo-author-bybee/

[sakabatou]

1. Go Velvet Revolution!

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[aquart]

2. That could actually work. Make them pariahs.

AND THEN TAR AND FEATHER THEM.

How could they, those conscienceless sociopaths? I don't want them able to sit, let alone sit in judgment.

[Bitwit1234]

3. If they could disbar President Clinton because of his sex scandel

isn't torture a more appropriate reason to disbar them.

[depakid]

4. Too bad they now have to fight the Obama administration

on the issue of misconduct.